Unlocking Career Success with the

Durable Skills Advantage Framework

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Discover the Missing Piece:

Durable Skills

We’ve all heard about the importance of Durable Skills for students’ future careers.

But here’s the catch: there’s confusion and uncertainty about what these skills really are and how they matter in the real world. There’s an urgent need to bridge the gap.

Introducing the

Durable Skills Advantage Framework

Imagine having a common language to speak about these skills that translate from education into the workforce.

That’s where the Durable Skills Advantage Framework comes in – the Framework is a first-of-its-kind, employer-generated common lexicon for these essential non-technical skills. Consider it your go-to guide, complete with four performance levels, for all ten Durable Skills competencies and sub-skills.

This tool – ready and available for various education, workforce, and employer uses – will help catalyze a more holistic approach to developing every student’s unique potential and improving pathways into economically mobile careers.

Emerging

  • Just beginning to learn and/or acquire the given skill.

Developing

  • Moving in a positive direction in a professional career.
  • Still learning with room for growth around the skill.

Applying

  • Functional knowledge of the skill.
  • Can apply the skills properly in specific on-the-job settings.

Exceeding

  • Can apply the skill naturally, without thinking about it.
  • Can apply the skill under stressful and/or challenging circumstances.

Improving Pathways from Education to the Workforce

Created in partnership with CompTIA and more than 800 stakeholders from across the country, the Durable Skills Advantage Framework establishes a common lexicon for Durable Skills that can be an asset across a wide range of uses – programs, products, platforms, and more.

Join us on this transformative journey as we shape a future where Durable Skills empower learners and contribute to a more inclusive, thriving workforce. Download the Framework today.

Educators & School Leaders

  • Use the Framework to seamlessly embed Durable Skills into your classrooms and student learning experiences.

State Policymakers

  • Ensure your college and career readiness, portrait of a graduate, or curriculum standards are aligned with employer expectations.

Workforce Agencies

  • Facilitate more efficient job placement and training programs, leading to better impacts for job seekers and employers.

Business Leaders & HR Professionals

  • Standardize job postings, performance assessments, and your upskilling efforts.

We invite anyone passionate about ensuring learners succeed in their careers to download the Durable Skills Advantage Framework.

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